Second Salem

Second Salem is a Detroit post-hardcore goth metal band formed in 2018 by Gerard D'Lor and Amon Ereth. The band fuses gothic, metal, and emo sounds with dark imagery and melodramatic performances aimed at celebrating outcasts and nonconformists. They have opened for Sarah and the Safeword in Detroit and contributed vocal features to local acts including ThePicassos. Second Salem released their first single "To Paint The Angels" in 2022, which reached over 14,000 streams across platforms.